Twice a MotoGP winner thank🌃s to 👍success during the Argentine and French Grand Prix’, Bezzecchi added a first sprint victory to his name to keep hold of his Assen clean sweep.

Dominant during Friday practice, Bezzecchi was a⛄gain fastest in Practice 3 before settin🐻g a new lap record in qualifying.

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Narrowly quicker than Fancesco Bagnaia’s pole time from last season, Bezzecchi than got the be🍨tter of the factory Ducati rider again in the sprint.

"It’s f🔯antastic to finally get a victory in the sprint," Bezzecchi said to . "Apart from Argentina and Mugello I’ve not really been perfect in the sprint and I was always losing something. 

"Today I started well but💞 I made a mistake on the first corner to try and resist Pecco. 

"But fort𒀰unately I could manage to recover and go back in front. I’m very happy about this♓ and I will try my best in the Grand Prix."

Unlike his previous two wins, Bezzecchi was the clear favourite ൩for the first tim🐲e in his premier class career.

This added a different type of pressure to the Italian prior to🐼 the race, especially when hearing people🎐 say it was a guaranteed victory.

"It was diffi🅷cult because everyone was saying ‘you will win for sure’, but it is never sure," said the Mooney VR46 Ducati rider. 

"Also, fighting with these guys - two world champi🐈ons on the podium - also Brad [Binder], Jack [Miller] and Martin, you know, all the guys are fast.&nbsဣp;

"So it was difficult to manage the pressure. It will be the same on Sun🌌day because the expectations are high. 

"I will try my best as I did in the Sprint. The resu🌠lt that I⛎ get will be the best that I can do."